1  SEARCH
   Scans a range of memory locations for all occurrences of a
   specified value or string. If you press Ctrl/T while using
   the SEARCH command, the system displays how far the search has
   progressed.

   Format

     SEARCH  [/qualifier] range [=] {expression | string}
 

2  Parameters
 

range

   Location in memory to be searched. A location can be represented
   by any valid SDA expression. To search a range of locations, use
   the following syntax:

   m:n  Range of locations to be searched, from m to n
   m;n  Range of locations to be searched, starting at m and
        continuing for n bytes

   You must use either an equals sign or a blank to separate range
   from expression or string.
 

expression

   Value for which SDA is to search. SDA evaluates the expression
   and searches the specified range of memory for the resulting
   value. For a description of SDA expressions, type HELP
   EXPRESSIONS.
 

string

   Character sequence for which SDA is to search. If all characters
   in the sequence are printable characters, the string is enclosed
   in quotes, for example,
   "My_String". If the character sequence contains nonprintable
   characters, it must be specified as a comma-separated list
   composed of quoted strings and hexadecimal numbers; for example,
   ("My_String",0C00,"More") would specify a search for "My_
   String<NUL><FF>More". Each hexadecimal number can be no more
   than 8 digits (4 bytes) in length. Nonprintable sequences of more
   than 4 bytes must be split into multiple hexadecimal numbers.
   The maximum length of a search string is 127 bytes. Note that the
   quote character itself cannot be included in a quoted string and
   must be specified as a hexadecimal number.
 

2  Qualifiers
 

/IGNORE_CASE

   Specifies that searches for strings are not to be case-specific.
   (By default, searches look for an exact match.) This qualifier is
   ignored for value searches.
 

/LENGTH

      /LENGTH={QUADWORD | LONGWORD | WORD | BYTE}

   Specifies the size of the expression value that the SEARCH
   command uses for matching. If you do not specify the /LENGTH
   qualifier, the SEARCH command uses a longword length by default.
   This qualifier is ignored for string searches.
 

/MASK

      /MASK=n

   Allows the SEARCH command finer qranularity in its matches.
   It compares only the given bits of a byte, word, longword, or
   quadword. To compare bits when matching, you set the bits in the
   mask; to ignore bits when matching, you clear the bits in the
   mask. This qualifier is ignored for string searches.
 

/PHYSICAL

   Specifies that the addresses used to define the range of
   locations to be searched are physical addresses.
 

/STEPS

      /STEPS = {QUADWORD | LONGWORD | WORD | BYTE | value}

   Specifies the step factor of the search through the specified
   memory range. After the SEARCH command has performed the
   comparison between the value of expression or the given string
   and memory location, it adds the specified step factor to the
   address of the memory location. The resulting location is the
   next location to undergo the comparison. If you do not specify
   the /STEPS qualifier, the SEARCH command uses a step factor of
   a longword for value searches, and a step factor of a byte for
   string searches.